Vol.15 Issue 01 – ’21: Human approach to leadership
A human approach to leadership
The pandemic has made leaders stop and think about their priorities more powerfully than any other recent event.
Read MoreThe making of the modern elder marketplace
This demographic shift to older workers is the next tsunami in the future of work – large scale, anticipated in the abstract, but a blind spot for most leaders.
Read MoreTrust does not need sympathy
The well-known saying of trust and control should be reversed: Control is good, trust is better. Trust is well-researched. We know how it is created and how it can be lost again, how it can be strengthened and how it has to be earned.
Read MoreThe sustainable design opportunity offered by the global pandemic
A simple proposition has emerged from the personal experience of most knowledge workers during the last six or seven months. Working from home… works! Not on its own necessarily, and not for everyone, but as a broad idea…it works.
Read MoreWhat role will HR adopt in the new world of work and business?
For a long time, the HR profession has struggled with brand and identity issues. What is HR’s role? Is it strategic enough? How does it add value?
Read MoreThe working world of 2030: A better place
By 2030, over 70% of the workforce will be comprised of generation X and millennials. Human respect and kindness take centre stage.
Read MoreSustainability = Purpose + Prosperity + Innovation
Our proposition – “Sustainability = Purpose + Profits + Innovation” – will require a mindset shift in behaviours and leadership. It is about having an optimistic view of the future.
Read MoreVirtues in action
Think of kindness as the trigger to elevate each of us and all that we do for one another. The foundation of our thinking is that leadership, like kindness, is for the benefit of others.
Read MoreThe importance of creating leadership momentum
We can’t expect leaders to learn leadership as if they were still at school being taught by subject matter experts, where every subject had a separate teacher, in a separate classroom, sharing their passion and narrow expertise.
Read MoreLeadership in the era of self-managed organisations
What we have learned from enforced home working is not just that many jobs can be performed remotely but that people can work very effectively without being closely managed. It has challenged the need for all those team meetings, face-to-face sessions and management guidance.
Read MoreHow technology is challenging traditional leadership
Technology should be taking the routine work away from individuals, releasing them to use their creative human skills, which cannot easily be replaced by a machine.
Read MoreCOVID-19, our remote workplace and the human factor in leadership
The coronavirus has exposed what is working and what is not, as we adapt how we manage our teams and workplaces. What can leaders learn from the crisis?
Read MoreDeveloping the art of resilience
Everybody has to go through difficult times in their life; some more than others. But the way we manage these situations determines how we are going to handle similar situations in the future and what we learn from them.
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